The Board denied service connection for neuropathy of the right lower extremity and melanomas, both due to a lack of evidence supporting their direct or secondary relationship to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current conditions were related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents or any other aspect of his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the right lower extremity, melanomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033516
What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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